Tag: Ethiopia
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Berlin Marathon: Tigst Assefa continues to progress
She has just won the Berlin Marathon for the second time. Ethiopian Tigst Assefa has gone from a first-round elimination at the 2016 Games to a recent change of discipline. Her inspiration has enabled her to break a world record and improve her running time by 23 minutes in the space of a year and…
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Athletics – Ethiopia: Letesenbet Gidey’s xxl 5000m performance
Letesenbet Gidey achieves the 4th best 5000m performance in historyA successful Sunday for Letesenbet Gidey. The Ethiopian won the 5000 m race at the Berlin Meeting, setting the fourth-best performance in history in the process. Sunday September 03 will always remain in Letesenbet Gidey’s mind and in the history of athletics. The Ethiopian won the…
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Football – Ethiopia: 6 wins in 35 matches is a big concern
The performances of the Walia are not reassuring in the country. Almost eliminated for the next Africa Cup of Nations Ivory Coast 2023, Ethiopia is going through a delicate instability within its staff undermined by injuries. Ethiopia’s participation in the 2023 AFCON is hanging by a thread. The Walia have experienced a dull 3rd and…
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Ethiopians Kiros, Bekele win 2023 Osaka Marathon
Ethiopian runners emerged victorious in the men’s and women’s category at the 2023 Osaka Marathon that concluded on Sunday in Osaka, Japan. Hailemaryam Kiros came out top in the men’s category with a time of 2:06:01, while another Ethiopian Helen Bekele triumphed in the women’s category with a time of 2:22:16. The 24 year old…
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Houston semi Marathon: Tirunesh Dibaba’s big comeback
She was away from the track to give birth to her second child. The Ethiopian legend is back on the track. She will be at the start of the Houston semi Marathon on Sunday, January 15. The 37-year-old runner will compete in the Houston semi Marathon on Sunday, January 15. The Ethiopian legend had completely…
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CHAN 2022: Ethiopia’s national team to camp in Morocco
The Walia of Ethiopia will camp in Morocco to prepare for the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2022. Wubetu Abate, the head coach of the national team revealed to Sport News Africa that after a few days of training in Ethiopia, the team will travel and camp in Morocco. “We believe that camping in Morocco…
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Ethiopians Getachew and Ayana win TCS Amsterdam Marathon
Ethiopian athletes were in good form winning the men’s and women’s categories of the 2022 TCS Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday. Tsegaye Getachew narrowly beat Kenya’s Titus Kipruno to emerge champion in the men’s category, while Almaz Ayana won the women’s race. After a very competitive race Getachew came out sprinting in the last kilometre to…
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Ethiopian Premier League: Wolkite City stop Bahir Dar Kenema to go top
Wolkite City FC have gone top of the 2021/2022 Ethiopian Premier League after their hard fought 1-0 win against Bahir Dar Kenema FC on Wednesday. Temesgen Bejrond netted the lone goal after 60 minutes at the Bahir Dar Stadium to ensure Wolkite City FC made it two wins from two matches played. The Wolkite City…
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CHAN 2023 Q: ” Ethiopia vs Uganda was a good test” – Coach Abate
The Ethiopian head coach Wubetu Abate has said the two friendly matches his team played against Uganda Cranes have been good tests ahead of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier. Abate’s team stopped Uganda Cranes in the first international friendly 1-0 a few days ago before settling for a 0-0 draw in the second…
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Ethiopia to host Uganda Cranes in CHAN qualifier warm-up matches
The Ethiopia Football Federation (EFF) has announced that the national team will play two international matches against Uganda Cranes in the city of Adama. Tilahun Bahiru, the Federation General Secretary told Sports News Africa that the matches will be played at the ASTU Stadium on August 18th and 20th. “These matches will help our team…